At the core of the Vaultavo Digital Assets Custody & Security Technology is the Vaultavo card; the world’s first biometrically enabled cryptographic key storage smartcard. The Vaultavo Card provides biometric authentication and verification to manage all client’s blockchain private keys without the need for recovery seeds.

The Vaultavo Card has a secure microchip to create and store the private key, a state-of-the-art fingerprint reader, an E-Ink display to verify transactions, a rechargeable battery, as well as various connection types to make it connectable to several devices including computers and mobile phones.

The private-public key pairs are created and stored on the Vaultavo card using a fingerprint as a seed.

The only way to access the private key after it has been generated is using the fingerprint with which the card was enrolled.

The private key cannot be hacked, as the creation and verification of all transactions need to be biometrically authenticated with the Vaultavo Card and the cardholder’s fingerprints.

“YOU ARE THE KEY”

The remote card only acts as a remote fingerprint reader but the Vaulted Card with the private-public keys always resides in the Vaultavo Vault.

An HSM is a Hardware Security Module purpose built to safeguard, store and manage digital keys and provide encryption, decryption, authentication and digital signing services.  HSMs have been around for many years and is battle proven technology used by banks and institutions that need to store and manage private keys.

Unlike other providers, Vaultavo uses unique and proprietary card Hardware Security Modules. This offers greater security, eliminating the risk of providers who rely on third-party technology solutions.

The Vaultavo Vault is a proprietary designed and manufactured Card HSM. The form factor is a 2U rackmount case that holds hundreds of the Vaultavo Cards.

Vaultavo Cards are inserted into the Vaultavo Vault to become Vaulted Cards. The Private-public key can be created before the card is inserted, or remotely using a second Vaultavo Card with secure communication.

The remote card only acts as a remote fingerprint reader but the Vaulted Card with the private-public keys always resides in the Vaultavo Vault.

Vaultavo employs a quorum-based system for transaction initiation and verification, using remote Vaultavo Cards issued individually to the parties responsible for initiating and verifying the transactions.

When the Vaultavo Card is issued, the card is linked to the fingerprint of the cardholder, so that card can only be used by that individual in the role that is allocated to them.

“IT IS THAT SECURE”

Multiple portals are provided to allow clients to easily interact with the Vaultavo Custody Solution. These include a WEB interface as well as Android and IOS apps, all of which can be custom branded to suit a client’s specific needs.

A Vaultavo API is also available for clients which would prefer to integrate their system with the Vaultavo Custody Solution. The Vaultavo API is based on a RESTful architecture which makes integration effortless.

“IT IS THAT SIMPLE”